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वैशंपायन उवाचvaiśaṃpāyana uvācaVaishampayana said
तस्मिन् दशार्हाधिपतौ प्रयाते युधिष्ठिरः भीमसेन अर्जुनौ च यमौ च कृष्णा च पुरोहितः च रथान् महार्हान् परमाश्वयुक्तान्tasmin daśārhādhipatau prayāte yudhiṣṭhiraḥ bhīmasena arjunau ca yamau ca kṛṣṇā ca purohitaḥ ca rathān mahārhān paramāśvayuktānwhen the lord of the Dasharhas had departed, Yudhishthira, Bhimasena, Arjuna, the twins, Krishna-Draupadi, and the priest mounted precious chariots yoked with the finest horses
आस्थाय वीराः सहिताः वनाय प्रतस्थिरे भूतपतिप्रकाशाः हिरण्यनिष्कान् वसनानि गाः च प्रदाय शिक्षाक्षरमन्त्रविद्भ्यःāsthāya vīrāḥ sahitāḥ vanāya pratasthire bhūtapatiprakāśāḥ hiraṇyaniṣkān vasanāni gāḥ ca pradāya śikṣākṣaramantravidbhyaḥmounting up, the heroes set out together for the forest, shining like lords of beings, having given golden nishkas, garments and cows to the knowers of proper pronunciation, syllables and mantras
प्रेष्याः पुरः विंशतिः आत्तशस्त्राः धनूंषि वर्माणि शरान् च पीतान् मौर्वीः च यन्त्राणि च सायकान् च सर्वे समादाय जघन्यम् ईयुःpreṣyāḥ puraḥ viṃśatiḥ āttaśastrāḥ dhanūṃṣi varmāṇi śarān ca pītān maurvīḥ ca yantrāṇi ca sāyakān ca sarve samādāya jaghanyam īyuḥtwenty armed servants walked in front, while all the rest, taking up bows, armor, yellow arrows, bowstrings, equipment and shafts, walked behind
ततः तु वासांसि च राजपुत्र्याः धात्र्यः च दास्यः च विभूषणम् च तत् इन्द्रसेनः त्वरितम् प्रगृह्य जघन्यम् एव उपययौ रथेनtataḥ tu vāsāṃsi ca rājaputryāḥ dhātryaḥ ca dāsyaḥ ca vibhūṣaṇam ca tat indrasenaḥ tvaritam pragṛhya jaghanyam eva upayayau rathenathen Indrasena quickly gathered the princess's garments, her nurses, her maidservants and her ornaments, and followed behind in a chariot
ततः कुरुश्रेष्ठम् उपेत्य पौराः प्रदक्षिणम् चक्रुः अदीनसत्त्वाः तम् ब्राह्मणाः च अभ्यवदन् प्रसन्नाः मुख्याः च सर्वे कुरुजाङ्गलानाम्tataḥ kuruśreṣṭham upetya paurāḥ pradakṣiṇam cakruḥ adīnasattvāḥ tam brāhmaṇāḥ ca abhyavadan prasannāḥ mukhyāḥ ca sarve kurujāṅgalānāmthen the townsfolk, approaching the best of the Kurus, circled him keeping him on their right with unbroken spirit; the joyful brahmins and all the chief men of Kurujangala greeted him
स च अपि तान् अभ्यवदत् प्रसन्नः सह एव तैः भ्रातृभिः धर्मराजः तस्थौ च तत्र अधिपतिः महात्मा दृष्ट्वा जनौघम् कुरुजाङ्गलानाम्sa ca api tān abhyavadat prasannaḥ saha eva taiḥ bhrātṛbhiḥ dharmarājaḥ tasthau ca tatra adhipatiḥ mahātmā dṛṣṭvā janaugham kurujāṅgalānāmand the king of dharma, together with his brothers, joyfully greeted them in return; the great-souled lord stood there, watching the flood of people of Kurujangala
युधिष्ठिरोyudhiṣṭhirooriginal form "yudhiṣṭhiro", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भीमसेनार्जुनौbhīmasenārjunauoriginal form "bhīmasenārjunau", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुरोहितश्purohitaśoriginal form "purohitaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सहिताsahitāoriginal form "sahitā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गाश्gāśoriginal form "gāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुरोpurooriginal form "puro", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विंशतिर्viṃśatiroriginal form "viṃśatir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
आत्तशस्त्राāttaśastrāoriginal form "āttaśastrā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शरांश्śarāṃśoriginal form "śarāṃś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मौर्वीश्maurvīśoriginal form "maurvīś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सायकांश्sāyakāṃśoriginal form "sāyakāṃś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ततस्tatasoriginal form "tatas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजपुत्र्याrājaputryāoriginal form "rājaputryā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धात्र्यश्dhātryaśoriginal form "dhātryaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दास्यश्dāsyaśoriginal form "dāsyaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विभूषणंvibhūṣaṇaṃoriginal form "vibhūṣaṇaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तद्tadoriginal form "tad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इन्द्रसेनस्indrasenasoriginal form "indrasenas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्वरितंtvaritaṃoriginal form "tvaritaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एवोपययौevopayayauoriginal form "evopayayau", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रदक्षिणंpradakṣiṇaṃoriginal form "pradakṣiṇaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चक्रुर्cakruroriginal form "cakrur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तंtaṃoriginal form "taṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ब्राह्मणाश्brāhmaṇāśoriginal form "brāhmaṇāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चाभ्यवदन्cābhyavadanoriginal form "cābhyavadan", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रसन्नाprasannāoriginal form "prasannā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मुख्याश्mukhyāśoriginal form "mukhyāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चापिcāpioriginal form "cāpi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सहैवsahaivaoriginal form "sahaiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तैर्tairoriginal form "tair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भ्रातृभिर्bhrātṛbhiroriginal form "bhrātṛbhir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तत्राधिपतिर्tatrādhipatiroriginal form "tatrādhipatir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जनौघंjanaughaṃoriginal form "janaughaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
The Pandavas do not go into the forest as fugitives who have lost their dignity. They give gifts, keep proper order, receive the love of the people, and carry with them a kingly inner measure even as they outwardly lose their kingdom.